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Monday, November 2, 2009

Stir Fried Cabbage Bowl

This stir fried cabbage recipe made with ground beef, and affectionately referred to as Crack Slaw by low carbers, was a favorite back when I was low carbing. Equally good with ground pork, turkey and even breakfast sausage, it's kind of like an inside out egg roll, without the high carb wrapper. Some folks refer to this dish as an egg roll stir fry or egg roll in a bowl.

Low carb. Yeah, in my dozens of diets over the years, I did it, the whole low carb thing, and frankly, it is a great way to lose weight pretty quick, say, for instance, to help shed those holidays pounds. Or for a special occasion coming up.

For me, however, it was not good for the long term. I have seen folks who have done low carb as a lifesyle and very often, well... they don't look well or healthy to me. Anyway, after losing somewhere around 15-20 pounds, my weight loss stalled pretty quick - apparently my body likes a bit more balance. I mean, it started getting to the point that I had to limit SALAD for pete's sake because things like lettuce and tomatoes have carbs and so long as I had any carbs whatsoever, my weight loss stalled!

Whatever.

But, if you want to knock off a few pounds fast, cutting back on carbs for a little while can certainly help with that. Just be mindful that it can come back with a vengeance when you decide it's not really for you either. Ask me how I know.

Anyway... when I was low carbing, this Crack Slaw, minus the rice of course, was a popular low carber dish that earned that name because it was supposedly addicting to many low carbers. While it's a delicious dish whether you are low carbing or going low fat, I never quite got that connection personally. This is a variation of the original recipe, which to the best of my memory was actually a Body for Life recipe that used rice. Many low carbers often use the packaged slaw mix and some substituted broccoli slaw, and of course, eliminated the rice. You can add in some shredded carrots, but if you're low carbing, keep in mind that carrots are a starchy vegetable.

Depending on the type of ground beef you use, or if you sub in ground turkey, this is a fairly low calorie and low fat dish that is pretty darned tasty dish if you happen to love cabbage and it's a dish that I still love, even when I'm not low-carbing.

The Cajun is not much of a veggie eater and not big on cabbage at all, so I usually make this up just for myself on those nights when he's not that hungry ... like, for instance, yesterday, when he filled up on junk all day watching sports at his bud's house and had no room for a real meal. By the way, if you landed here from a search looking for traditional southern fried cabbage, you can find that right here.

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Brown meat in a large skillet, remove and drain; set aside. To the same skillet, add 1 tablespoon of the sesame oil and heat over medium high. Add green onion and carrots and stir fry for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the garlic and cabbage and stir fry another 2 minutes. Add the rice, soy sauce and remaining sesame oil; stir fry for another 2 minutes. Add the cooked ground beef back to the skillet, sprinkle with the salt, pepper, ginger and red pepper flakes and toss until heated through. Taste, adjust seasonings and add additional sesame oil to taste, if desired.

Cook's Notes: Also good with breakfast sausage. Taste and adjust for seasonings. Make it lower carb by eliminating the rice. Substitute one or two packages of coleslaw mix or broccoli slaw for the cabbage, depending on how much cabbage you like. Add in one large carrot, shredded.

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Exactly! In my experience, low carb diets are okay for temporary weight loss - say for a special event, or to kick start a more balanced "diet" like Weight Watchers. What I found works best is balance - including better carb choices - when trying to lose weight more permanently.

I love cabbage too Barbara! One of my favorite ways to eat it is just simply cut into chunks and stewed down - like I do with my shortcut corned beef and cabbage, http://www.deepsouthdish.com/2009/01/southern-style-shortcut-corned-beef-and.html or as a hash with some potatoes, yum! http://www.deepsouthdish.com/2009/03/corned-beef-cabbage-hash.html

Never thought about a burrito stuffing but what a great idea! Or maybe even stuffed in a wonton?!

Thanks for this recipe. I am currently low carbing (-14lb). I left the rice out of course and I really appreciated the red pepper flakes--especially since I have a little cold right now! Most of all, I loved the husband anecdote! I've adopted your husband's nickname for my own hubby (who is from Louisiana)because I thought for a moment you were describing mine :) It's so bad during football season that our sit down Sunday family dinners have turned into what we call Snackin' Sundays.

If you have ever been up to Nebraska, there are fast food restaurants that sell a sandwich called Runzas. This is basically how the filling is made, but it is enclosed in a bread pocket and baked. So yummy! The bread is slightly sweeter than regular bread dough, more like roll dough and the sandwiches are very hearty. We had relatives who lived up there for a while and that was one of the treats we always had when we went to visit.

Love this recipe! I've made it several times and it just never fails! I'd had this once when i was a kid, and again when I was pregnant, and now...over 25 years later, i've found the recipe and can share it with my grown children! Thank You!!!!

Oh goodness! Sorry to hold you in suspense like that!! ;) See what happens when you're not a professional with test kitchens & editors & all kinds of other folks to work for you? Add it in with the soy sauce for flavoring.

I always liked fried cabbage,so this was a very good way to change up something that real good in the first place,no dieters here so rice was there,first I deeply browned my ground beef in a separate pan and fried the cabbage getting some nice brown on it also then threw it all together..made a huge pan full,my bil doesn't like cabbage and hubby doesn't like rice and they both ate it up..

Wrap that filling up (minus the rice) in thawed frozen bread dough (divided into about 8 pieces), let rise and bake. Midwesterners call this sandwich a Runza. Even have Runza fast food places out there. Now you have added your carbs back in, but my oh my, they are yummy.

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